National Consultant, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and Financial Management Support

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Background

UN Women grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the Centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts and builds effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

“Women Economic Empowerment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Egypt” – “Rabeha” is a 5-year Joint Programme (2019-2025), funded by Global Affairs Canada, and aims to support women's empowerment for sustainable economic growth in Egypt. The project is implemented by a consortium made up of UN Women and UNIDO, with UN Women as the lead agency, and in partnership with the National Council for Women (NCW), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI), and MSMEDA. The Programme is operational in seven Egyptian governorates: Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Fayoum, Minya, Beni Seuif, and Beheira.

The project intermediate outcomes are contributing to:

• Increased productivity and job opportunities generated by women entrepreneurs;
• Increased employment of women by businesses; and
• Reduced gender-specific barriers to women’s entrepreneurship and to women entering into and remaining in the work force.

Project interventions will result in a) Increased number of new businesses established by women entrepreneurs in the sectors of focus, b) Enhanced capacity of women led businesses to grow, attract and retain workers, c) Strengthened performance of productive clusters to employ more women, d) Enhanced employability of women in growth-oriented sectors, e) Increased abilities of businesses to implement gender-sensitive corporate policies, f) Strengthened individual and collective agency of women in the sectors of focus, g) enhanced capacity of Government to mainstream gender in public policies and programs, and h) Increased access of women entrepreneurs to tailored financial and non-financial services

Objective of the Assignment

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Specialist and the Programme Analyst, the consultant is to support the effective implementation of the “Women’s Economic Empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Egypt” Programme. The consultant is to provide support to the members of the Programme team in the maintenance of a robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system that is regularly updated following the requirements of the JP, and in the overall financial management and Programme implementation including providing necessary operational, administrative and programmatic support.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support. Activities include but are not limited to:

• Support the team in keeping a results-based management approach to its M&E system through keeping a regularly updated and effective data collection system, and set of reporting forms to monitor data collection and analysis;
• Ensure the Programme is sufficiently documented according to the requirements of its M&E system including timely data collection, administration of surveys/ interviews, collection of means of verification, and constant follow-up with Programme participants;
• Provide support to implementing partners whenever needed in the keeping of their M&E requirements;
• Maintain and organize up-to-date hard and electronic filing system for all Programme related files;
• Follow up on activity implementation by the implementing partners, including the monitoring of workplans and the Programme target achievement;
• Support the Programme team with reporting, following UN Women standards and regulations.

Provide administrative and financial management support. Activities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare presentation material to communicate the Programme’s achievements and/ or findings for any meetings/workshops, and keep all documents ready for meetings;
• Closely work with Programme teams to facilitate the preparations and implementation of field activities, events and assessments;
• Support the Programme team in the financial management of the project when needed and ensure timely disbursement as per UNW regulations;
• Provide administrative support to the Programme team in the organization of events, meetings and workshops, etc.;
• Perform other duties supporting the JP as deemed necessary.

Deliverables

Level of Effort

Timeline

Provide monitoring and evaluation, and administrative support to the joint Programme.

• Deliverable: Monthly report upon certification of satisfactory performance

12 days per month

July 2023 – June 2024

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and best practices;
• Good knowledge of Programme management;
• Ability to create, edit, synthesize and present information in a clear manner;
• Ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions;
• Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow;
• Excellent administrative skills;
• Good financial skills;
• Excellent IT skills;
• Ability to draft and communicate high quality clear and concise outputs;
• Familiarity with statistical analysis and indicators, especially gender-related statistics and indicators;
• Proven excellent written skills;
• Field Competency: Ability to work in the field and communicate efficiently with the beneficiaries;
• Work in teams: Demonstrate the ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• University degree in Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, International Development, Statistics, Social Sciences or any related field is required;

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible work experience in the development sector in Egypt is required;
• Experience in the development and use of monitoring and evaluation and data collection tools, required;
• Experience supporting development programming through administrative and financial support, required;
• Demonstrated knowledge of international best practices in gender equality and women’s empowerment, required;
• Field experience in direct working with development programming participants in different governorates, required;;
• Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), required;
• Experience in women’s economic empowerment is an asset;
• Experience working in the UN System is an asset;

Language Requirements

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.

Evaluation Criteria:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Criteria Weight Technical: 100% (100 points)

• Criteria 1: University degree in Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, International Development, Statistics, Social Sciences or any related field (10 points).
• Criteria 2: At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the development sector in Egypt, including experience in international development, poverty reduction, and/or economic development, including providing support to development programming (40 points).
• Criteria 3: Experience in monitoring and evaluation and the administration of data collection tools (30 points).
• Criteria 4: Field experience in direct working with development programming participants in different governorates (10 points).
• Criteria 5: Experience working in the UN System (5 points).
• Criteria 6: Experience in women’s economic empowerment (5 points).

Application:

Interested Individual Candidate must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Completed and Signed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; make sure that you provide a valid email address for future communications, and
• A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work and link to portfolio of work.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them, since the online application submission does only permit to uploading one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.

Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification. Make sure that you provide a valid email address for future communications.

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